# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1145 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1146 --- ## [Has Amazon's quality control been iffy for you lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-amazons-quality-control-been-iffy-for-you-lately/614291)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-amazons-quality-control-been-iffy-for-you-lately/614291 "2014-02-14T00:32:38Z")
I buy quite a lot of stuff from Amazon, ranging from the mundane and disposable (simplehuman trash can liners, probiotics, lotion, facewash) to the infrequent and occasional (lunch bag, french press, knife rack, backpack… --- ## [Criminal Defense Strategy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-defense-strategy/681139)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-defense-strategy/681139 "2014-02-13T23:09:10Z")
This question has to do with jury duty experiences. My wife and I, some years apart, went in for jury duty. We both participated in jury selection for criminal trial, mine was an illegal gun offense, hers was illegal d… --- ## [Jewish Dopers: How do you view Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-how-do-you-view-jesus/681091)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-dopers-how-do-you-view-jesus/681091 "2014-02-13T23:05:06Z")
On one hand, he was “responsible” for a lot of hate and abuse that Jews had to go through over the centuries. On the other hand, he is a Jew that managed to start a religion that attracts 2.1 billion followers (almost a… --- ## [Advice requested 'Should I say anything?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-requested-should-i-say-anything/681238)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-requested-should-i-say-anything/681238 "2014-02-13T21:22:51Z")
I’d appreciate your views on this. I’m one of a small bunch of old\* school friends that meet a few times a year. We’ve been doing this for decades and enjoy it a lot. At the last meeting, Charlie\*\* turned up with a st… --- ## [This workplace layout plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-workplace-layout-plan/680926 "2014-02-13T20:05:21Z")
Look at this image: https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t1/p180x540/1010972\_1448974075331923\_1298606896\_n.jpg and what impression do you get of the overall layout, and what kind of place of work do you think… --- ## [Why does the top of my foot hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-top-of-my-foot-hurt/680891)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-top-of-my-foot-hurt/680891 "2014-02-13T19:06:52Z")
I’ve googled and the answers I find seem to relate to chronic or accident-induced pain. That’s not the issue here - I least I don’t think it is. Yesterday, my husband and I spent almost 3 hours walking around at a moto… --- ## [Is there such a thing as a just war? If yes, can you name one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-just-war-if-yes-can-you-name-one/680609)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-just-war-if-yes-can-you-name-one/680609 "2014-02-13T18:39:15Z")
I was going to begin by listing a set of criteria for "just war."But checking several sources online I found several different definitions, and I don’t wish to choke discussion by holding anyone to a definition they can’… --- ## [Dating opinion - "it's raining"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-opinion-its-raining/680967)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-opinion-its-raining/680967 "2014-02-13T18:17:31Z")
Was talking to this guy on OKCupid. He lives in a city quite far away from me, but is here for two weeks. Asked me for a date yesterday night. I agreed to meet up today, in the afternoon. Today it’s raining cats and dogs… --- ## [pitbull opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-opinion/680733)
**Author:** [@jammergirl41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jammergirl41)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitbull-opinion/680733 "2014-02-13T15:12:54Z")
Hi, I work at a veterinary hospital and we love pitbulls, I have never owned one but after 4 years working with dogs I have only met 1 that I thought was mean. I want to know normal peoples honest opinion on pitbulls. --- ## [Podiatrist vs. Physician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podiatrist-vs-physician/681171)
**Author:** [@Indyellen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indyellen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podiatrist-vs-physician/681171 "2014-02-13T14:14:13Z")
OK, I’m looking for recommendations, not really medical advice. However, I know we have several medical types who might be able to provide insight. I have bum ankles, I have for years. Every so often, one or the other (… --- ## [Can parking tickets show up on background checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parking-tickets-show-up-on-background-checks/681152)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parking-tickets-show-up-on-background-checks/681152 "2014-02-13T13:56:58Z")
For the past year or so, my girlfriend has been using my spare car. She drives around quite a bit for her business and lives in a very crowded area. As a result, she accumulates lots and lots of tickets. She pays for … --- ## [Quality Inexpensive MBA – Oxymoron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-inexpensive-mba-oxymoron/680822)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quality-inexpensive-mba-oxymoron/680822 "2014-02-13T13:17:59Z")
I’m really thinking of pursuing an MBA. Unfortunately it looks like I’ll have to fund it myself. Is there a well-respected program in the Chicago area or perhaps distance learning that is reasonably affordable? --- ## [Does this seem kind of weird? (medical records)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-seem-kind-of-weird-medical-records/681159)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-seem-kind-of-weird-medical-records/681159 "2014-02-13T13:10:10Z")
I just called a lab that I’ve been to once several months ago and asked for the results of a blood test to be sent to me. All they did was ask for my name, I told them, and they told ME my birthdate and address and asked… --- ## [Should I file a claim with my auto insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-file-a-claim-with-my-auto-insurance/640020)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-file-a-claim-with-my-auto-insurance/640020 "2012-11-06T13:06:24Z")
The story: I was driving down the freeway when a big fucking rock (literally half the size of a brick) was kicked up by a car in front of me (the car that kicked up the rock was in the lane ahead of me and to my right–I… --- ## [Anybody cultivate blackberries here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-cultivate-blackberries-here/680729)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-cultivate-blackberries-here/680729 "2014-02-13T06:53:45Z")
Let me preface by saying I know they’re classified as a noxious weed here in Australia, I’m not intending to propagate them, and I promise to remove and destroy any seedlings that appear in my garden. :slight\_smile: Mo… --- ## [Help i got an electric shock? will i be ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-got-an-electric-shock-will-i-be-ok/681048)
**Author:** [@Dman53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dman53)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-i-got-an-electric-shock-will-i-be-ok/681048 "2014-02-13T04:27:51Z")
so today i did something stupid:smack:. i was replacing a wire for the horn on my car. but forgot to disconnect the battery. and i accidentally touched the wire with a screwdriver and got shocked. i felt the electricity … --- ## [Best way to get felony conviction without much effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-felony-conviction-without-much-effort/679888)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-felony-conviction-without-much-effort/679888 "2014-02-13T04:27:30Z")
Let us imagine that someone wants to quickly rack up dozens and dozens of felony convictions, hell they want to get put away for decades maybe life. But they are also very moral and lazy, they don’t want to actually hurt… --- ## [TMI re: my uterus (Men, you have been forewarned)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-re-my-uterus-men-you-have-been-forewarned/681137)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tmi-re-my-uterus-men-you-have-been-forewarned/681137 "2014-02-13T04:20:35Z")
I’m not entirely certain I should be concerned, so I’m soliciting opinions before I pester my OBGYN about it. This month, I started with a super light period. Then, when it looked like it’d be over on day 7, I accidenta… --- ## [These blast furnaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-blast-furnaces/681097)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-blast-furnaces/681097 "2014-02-13T03:57:10Z")
What impression do you get of the blast furnaces in this picture? https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ibvIDyw-JuM/T5FA-snf4TI/AAAAAAAACWI/ioWtOMm0KIY/w506-h281-o/Blast-furnaces-hi.jpg --- ## [How to get disciplined , motivated, and more willpower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-disciplined-motivated-and-more-willpower/681174)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-disciplined-motivated-and-more-willpower/681174 "2014-02-13T03:06:21Z")
Apart from the ‘Just Do It’ idea of which I have seen on TV since I was real little, does anyone have any suggestions for motivation, willpower, and especially discipline? It is a pitfall of mine that I’m sure someone he… --- ## [Who doesn't use their first name at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-doesnt-use-their-first-name-at-all/680905)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-doesnt-use-their-first-name-at-all/680905 "2014-02-13T01:33:18Z")
Most people use either their full first name or a diminutive in everyday life. Who out there uses their middle name, a nickname not related to their first name, or something more unusual? (I’m excluding people who have… --- ## [What do you associate each U.S. President with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-associate-each-u-s-president-with/681089)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-associate-each-u-s-president-with/681089 "2014-02-13T00:11:54Z")
I was thinking about President Truman, and how basically his whole presidency is dominated by his decision to use atomic bombs on Japan. That led me to trying to come up with one event that defined each President’s time … --- ## [How would you try to escape this march you were trapped in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-try-to-escape-this-march-you-were-trapped-in/681194)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-try-to-escape-this-march-you-were-trapped-in/681194 "2014-02-13T00:05:37Z")
If you was in a North Korean style march, and you and 9999,99 other people were in this marching group, how would you try to escape? The march takes place with a long line of all these people marching their way down a s… --- ## [Why do people embrace crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-embrace-crazy/680930)
**Author:** [@Joe\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_King)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-embrace-crazy/680930 "2014-02-12T21:48:52Z")
It seems to me that everybody I know in real life and social media likes to trumpet the fact that they are not normal. It seems to me that no one is usual but claiming insanity or madness is absurd. I know I am unique j… --- ## [If you wrongfully murdered a serial killer, would you be prosecuted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wrongfully-murdered-a-serial-killer-would-you-be-prosecuted/681050)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-wrongfully-murdered-a-serial-killer-would-you-be-prosecuted/681050 "2014-02-12T21:11:38Z")
Hypothetically, suppose you saw a shady guy creeping around your yard. You draw your gun and chase after the guy. He escapes your yard and is well on his way to freedom when you shoot him a few times in the back. Well… --- ## [What could make a twelve week fetus measure large?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-make-a-twelve-week-fetus-measure-large/681075)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-make-a-twelve-week-fetus-measure-large/681075 "2014-02-12T20:33:36Z")
We went in for our first trimester screening today and let me tell you the ultrasounds they have these days are amazing - it was all “oh look at its toes!” and “oh there’s the spine” and “here are some parts of the brain… --- ## [How would the US military fight a jungle canopy guerrilla war today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-us-military-fight-a-jungle-canopy-guerrilla-war-today/680984)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-the-us-military-fight-a-jungle-canopy-guerrilla-war-today/680984 "2014-02-12T17:33:33Z")
Vietnam in 2014 basically. Why doesn’t matter. The enemy is every bit (in tactics and equipment and numbers) what they were before, and they’ve got some realistically limited access to more modern weapons as well - via… --- ## [Why do people ignore evidence they themselves see?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-ignore-evidence-they-themselves-see/680605)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-ignore-evidence-they-themselves-see/680605 "2014-02-12T16:28:28Z")
Imagine I introduce a man as my new manager, I’m the business owner. He works there for five years, all accounts from the employees he manages is that he is excellent at the job and very competent. Now comes a revelatio… --- ## [This picture taken from a field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-picture-taken-from-a-field/680862)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-picture-taken-from-a-field/680862 "2014-02-12T14:59:49Z")
Look at this picture: https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t31/q84/s720x720/921380\_10200627325366002\_872338950\_o.jpg and what impression do you get of the building with the straight arm coming out of th… --- ## [I Dread My Dog Dying and He Isn't Even Sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dread-my-dog-dying-and-he-isnt-even-sick/681076)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dread-my-dog-dying-and-he-isnt-even-sick/681076 "2014-02-12T14:13:01Z")
I’ve had dogs before and I have three dogs now. I’ve never had a special dog before. Honestly, I am not even a dog person. I purchased Maxwell from a breeder in 2006 for my daughter and some how, he just bonded with m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1144) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1146)